Same-sex marriage or civil unions are not currently recognised in Albania. However, Albania's governing Democrats have proposed a law allowing same-sex civil marriages.[1] If passed, Albania will become the sixth European nation to legalise same-sex marriages, following in the footsteps of the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Sweden and Norway, and the first predominantly Muslim (up to 60 to 79%)[2] country.
A 2007 poll, which consisted of mostly Albanian youths, found that 19% of those polled support same-sex marriage and only 7% supported adoption rights for same-sex couples.[citation needed]
Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha announced in a cabinet meeting on 29 July 2009 that the government would push for a law that recognises marriages between partners of the same sex.[3]
References
- ^ Albania's government to legalise gay marriage
- ^ Miller, Tracy, ed. (October 2009) (PDF), Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Muslim Population, Pew Research Center, http://pewforum.org/newassets/images/reports/Muslimpopulation/Muslimpopulation.pdf, retrieved 2009-10-08
- ^ Albania To Legalize Gay Marriage
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